Pizza Port Hop 15

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
San Marcos, California USA

[Bottle] - Sipped with MatSciGuy courtesy of taverner - thanks man! We’ve enjoyed these. Deep orange color - fine bubbles on a light head. Not too sticky on the glass. Great citrusy hop aroma - strong but not overpowering. A dry-ish beer with a smooth mouthfeel with a little grassy/fresh hoppiness to the flavor.

courtesy of oh6gdx - hazy orange colour with a little foam; cheesy aroma with notes of quince; chewy malts and quite oily, dynamic palate, robust bitterness and a very dry bitter and very long fruity finish - a beautiful Imperial IPA

[Bottle] shared by timbeer. Pours a bright hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is loaded with mango, lots of sweet malty backbone, some tangerine zest, just a little pine, and a little bit of alcohol. Flavor is significantly more piney, and not at sweet as I was expecting based on the aroma. Medium mouthfeel, fresh, green, bitter hops, citrus, and more piney hop resin. Awesome bitter and slightly dry finish.

(11/12/08) Bottle at Monk’s Cafe in Philadelphia. Hazy orange-amber color with a tiny white head that disappears immediately. Aroma loaded with hops, some flowers, citrus notes and some pine. Bitter hoppy flavor with some pine and grapefruit, a rather low malt profile and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied. Not too balanced but a good, tasty, DIPA.

Bottle. Brown beer with a strong head. The aroma is very well hopped, and the flavour is very deeply hopped with floral and roasted notes. Overall a very nice, very well hopped and dry beer.

660 ml bottle. 10.0%. Finland. AW09. Hazy amber colour. HOPPY aroma. Flavour is also very hoppy and bitter with sweet caramel finish. Refreshingly carbonated. Great!

(Bottle at Pikkulintu, Helsinki, on 2009-01-23) Amber and hazy. Medium sized quite quikcly disappearing white head. Hops, grass and malts in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Hops, grass, malts, saltiness, bitterness and fruitiness in taste. Bitter and malty aftertaste.

Style and Glass: DIPA, Snifter; tulip ABV, Volume & Calories: 10.5 % in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C Purchased at: The Six Pack Store, Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, PA for $9.00 Aroma: flowery citrus burn, soft but speaks of quality and heft. Visuals: A very nice package — inviting but not overwhelming, hop bomb motif is especially enticing, murky after adding sediment, but brilliantly clear at first pour. Deep, dark orange with staying white head and sticky lace. Hard to see through. Taste: A screaming fit of sugar malt and piercing hop bitterness. It literally hurts the back of my mouth and tongue. It is amazing. The burn goes on for nearly a minute. A sensory experience like no other. The citrus, pepper, and it must be capsaicin, I can’t believe that any other additive would burn like this. It is used to a special and wondrous effect. Bravo. Palate: Piercing, biting, and hoppy. Burning, sweet, and bitter. Coating and delicious. Overall: It is a stand alone in imperial IPAs. None other have exactly the ssame effect. In a long line of collectible duplicates, this DIPA stands alone. Very, very well done, and memorable. originally posted at: <a href="http://beercritic.wordpress.com/2009/01